TOWN SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 115, 21 May 1918, Page 7

TOWN SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

•MONTHLY MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Town Schools Committee was held last evening in the Education Board room. Present: Mr £, 35* Boyes (chairman), Airs Redgrave, Messrs J. A. Stringer, J. Easdale, W. McConchle, ft. Watson, and- J. \V. Treacher. Art apology for absence was received from Mrs Buchanan. The headmaster (Mr ,F. V. Knapp; reported on the Girls' iSchool that the school had been opdii 33 times, the average attendance being' 191.3 boys and 381.1 girls; total 578.4, or 98.8 per cent of the number on the roll. There nad been 38 admissions and 1? withdrawals during the month, the total roll number being 652 (214 boys and 438 girls). Despite a fair amount of sickness, ehieflv colds, the attendance had been well maintained, and l there were but a few cases of diphtheria. Mr Just, drill inspector, visited the side schools last week, and expressed himself well satisfied with the progress of the children in this part of their work. i It was decided to attend to some masters mentioned' in this report j The headmaster of the Boys' School (Mr F. €r. th'bbtO reported' that the schools other than the Tasman street had been open 38 times (Tasman street 26) The average attendance was 393.4 boys and 123.8.gir15, total 517.2, the roll number being 600 (447 boys and 153 girls). There had been 18 admissions and 10 withdrawals during the, . month. |

A letter was read from a- Wellington firm offering to supply wall charts of the Ten Commandments for the use of schools.—Tt was resolved to forward a recommendation to the Education Board' that a supply of the charts be obtained.

ifrs Redgrave called attention to the long grass in the Tasman street school playground, and it was resolved that the caretaker have the givws cut. j 'Mtr Watson asked what was being done with regard to the drain passing under the Tasman street school ground, which was stated to he offensive. —It was stated- that the City Council had given notice to the owner to remove the drain and connect with the sewer. i After .some discussion it was resolved to write to the City 'Council, calling attention to the matter, and urging that immediate action be taken. , It was also resolved to call the Count's attention to the state of the water lin the Queens Gardens' pond', which was said to be offensive and a menace to health. , _, It was resolved that the Education "Board, be asked not to proceed! with the - appointment of 4th assistant at the : Boys' Central School, as arrangemnts were being made to have male teachers to fill up the gap until such time as permanent male teachers would be available. , „ _ ~, , Accounts totalling =as2 5s lid were passed for payment.